More stories from people
Here is the latest batch I've collected from the turk job:
the morning I gave birth to my little girl, Grace. I was in labor for 47 hours and sick most of the time. My daughter's heart rate kept dropping, so they had me on oxygen and were very close to an emergency c-section because they said if they didn't get her out very soon, she wouldn't make it. To top it all off, my epidural wore off about 5 times in the middle of major contractions. At the last minute, I was able to deliver naturally, but they couldn't get her to cry and she had a huge amount of fluid in her lungs. They immediately swept her off to the NICU and I didn't get to see her for two and a half hours. But when they brought her back to me, she was perfect and wailing! After all of the complications and almost losing her, she was perfectly healthy and beautiful. I'll never forget the moment I got to meet my beautiful little girl!
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My new husband and I were on our 3 day honeymoon, just coming back to the hotel from a nice day of taking in the local harbor festivities. Within a few hours he became ill, making repeated trips to the rest room. This went on most of the night, so we decided to shorten our stay and return home. After returning, that evening my husband wanted to talk about what made him suddenly ill. He softly spoke about him making a mistake in marrying me. It seems he was still in love with another woman, one he had been seeing the entire time he was romancing me. He loved her, and loved me - and thought that by making a choice to marry me, he would find resolution. The more he tried to forget her, the harder she tried not to be forgotten. That next day he moved out. Three days later I was back at work showered with heart felt congrats from all my co-workers and inquiries about the honeymoon. My boss paid for the honeymoon as a gift to me. I faced them all, with my wedding rings still on my finger, and put on an oscar performance to please the crowd and protect my pride, but inside I was a mess. I spent the latter part of first work week back researching lawyers to get an anullment, wanting to erase the horrible mistake I made. How could I tell co-workers and family this story, or talk about what chaos the past week had brought in my life, from being happily married to quickly separated in 5 days. The saddest moment of my life was saying "I do", but I just didn't know it at the time.
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My daughter is a special needs child, and she suffered great emotional difficulties all through school. Her poor grades and lack of friends increased her depression and it was a viscious cycle. Finally in fifth grade she was assigned to a special teacher and the two of them really clicked. At the end of the year, my daughter was named most improved student (she made straight A's) and was awarded a plaque at a special dinner, and the award ceremony was televised on our local public access channel. Seeing my daughter's beaming smile as she accepted her award was the happiest moment of my life.
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As I think about the happy moments in my life, one of the best and most recent is the surprise party given to me for my 60th birthday. To this day, when I think about it, I still can't believe all my family members kept the secret. I was truly surprised. Even when I arrived at the restaurant with my husband, and I saw everyone there, the surprise did not register with me. It took about 15-20 mminutes before I finally realized I was attending a birthday party for me. We all had a wonderful time, and the food was excellent. I have a great family, and I was very happy to share my 60th birthday with all of them.
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It was in July of 1984. Over the 4th of July weekend I had taken off all of the vacation or other leave that I could in order to be by my dying Daddy's bedside. I finally had to sit next to his bed and tell him, "Dad, I have to go back to Chicago tomorrow or else I'm going to lose my job." He just looked at me - he hurt too much to talk. In fact, he was in so much pain that it hurt him to have a blanket on top of his body. That night around 11:30 I got the call that it was time to go to the hospital. When I got there, he had already passed, with my mother (of all people!) at his side. As I regarded his dead body, my first thought was, "Well, I guess I don't have to go back to Chicago tomorrow after all, since now the bereavement leave will kick in."
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I found out that I was pregnant at age 40 in February 2002. Not a suprise for most women, but I was told over 15 years before that, that I couldn't have children. Needless to say, I now have the best gift of my life. She is a beautiful, healthy and smart 6 year old.
the morning I gave birth to my little girl, Grace. I was in labor for 47 hours and sick most of the time. My daughter's heart rate kept dropping, so they had me on oxygen and were very close to an emergency c-section because they said if they didn't get her out very soon, she wouldn't make it. To top it all off, my epidural wore off about 5 times in the middle of major contractions. At the last minute, I was able to deliver naturally, but they couldn't get her to cry and she had a huge amount of fluid in her lungs. They immediately swept her off to the NICU and I didn't get to see her for two and a half hours. But when they brought her back to me, she was perfect and wailing! After all of the complications and almost losing her, she was perfectly healthy and beautiful. I'll never forget the moment I got to meet my beautiful little girl!
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My new husband and I were on our 3 day honeymoon, just coming back to the hotel from a nice day of taking in the local harbor festivities. Within a few hours he became ill, making repeated trips to the rest room. This went on most of the night, so we decided to shorten our stay and return home. After returning, that evening my husband wanted to talk about what made him suddenly ill. He softly spoke about him making a mistake in marrying me. It seems he was still in love with another woman, one he had been seeing the entire time he was romancing me. He loved her, and loved me - and thought that by making a choice to marry me, he would find resolution. The more he tried to forget her, the harder she tried not to be forgotten. That next day he moved out. Three days later I was back at work showered with heart felt congrats from all my co-workers and inquiries about the honeymoon. My boss paid for the honeymoon as a gift to me. I faced them all, with my wedding rings still on my finger, and put on an oscar performance to please the crowd and protect my pride, but inside I was a mess. I spent the latter part of first work week back researching lawyers to get an anullment, wanting to erase the horrible mistake I made. How could I tell co-workers and family this story, or talk about what chaos the past week had brought in my life, from being happily married to quickly separated in 5 days. The saddest moment of my life was saying "I do", but I just didn't know it at the time.
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My daughter is a special needs child, and she suffered great emotional difficulties all through school. Her poor grades and lack of friends increased her depression and it was a viscious cycle. Finally in fifth grade she was assigned to a special teacher and the two of them really clicked. At the end of the year, my daughter was named most improved student (she made straight A's) and was awarded a plaque at a special dinner, and the award ceremony was televised on our local public access channel. Seeing my daughter's beaming smile as she accepted her award was the happiest moment of my life.
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As I think about the happy moments in my life, one of the best and most recent is the surprise party given to me for my 60th birthday. To this day, when I think about it, I still can't believe all my family members kept the secret. I was truly surprised. Even when I arrived at the restaurant with my husband, and I saw everyone there, the surprise did not register with me. It took about 15-20 mminutes before I finally realized I was attending a birthday party for me. We all had a wonderful time, and the food was excellent. I have a great family, and I was very happy to share my 60th birthday with all of them.
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It was in July of 1984. Over the 4th of July weekend I had taken off all of the vacation or other leave that I could in order to be by my dying Daddy's bedside. I finally had to sit next to his bed and tell him, "Dad, I have to go back to Chicago tomorrow or else I'm going to lose my job." He just looked at me - he hurt too much to talk. In fact, he was in so much pain that it hurt him to have a blanket on top of his body. That night around 11:30 I got the call that it was time to go to the hospital. When I got there, he had already passed, with my mother (of all people!) at his side. As I regarded his dead body, my first thought was, "Well, I guess I don't have to go back to Chicago tomorrow after all, since now the bereavement leave will kick in."
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I found out that I was pregnant at age 40 in February 2002. Not a suprise for most women, but I was told over 15 years before that, that I couldn't have children. Needless to say, I now have the best gift of my life. She is a beautiful, healthy and smart 6 year old.